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Beauty Counter Protect All Over Sunscreen Spf 30

Beauty Counter Protect All Over Sunscreen Spf 30

67/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 42
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’12 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil, …)
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Medium 49
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’42 Zinc Oxide, 19% declared
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula (19% total declared)
  • +5.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’5 Cooling agents (Mentha Piperita Oil)
  • +3.8 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Medium 38
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’30 Zinc Oxide, 19% declared
  • βˆ’12 Cera Alba at #5, wax film
  • βˆ’2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #19, butter/occlusive fat
  • βˆ’18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’2 Isopropyl Myristate at #20, heavy comedogenic ester
  • βˆ’2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #17, heavy comedogenic ester
  • βˆ’2 Isopropyl Palmitate at #21, heavy comedogenic ester
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

High 37
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
  • βˆ’45 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • β†’ 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
  • β†’ 2 Humectant polyols
  • β†’ 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • β†’ 3 3 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +7 1 water-locking waxes
How we rate water resistance β†’

Skincare extras

Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.

  • ✨ Aloe vera
  • ✨ Green tea

Full ingredient list (34)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 42 19% declared
    • ↑ 30 19% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  3. 3 Aloe Vera Extract

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  4. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  5. 5 Cera Alba

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 12 wax film
    • ↑ 7 wax water lock
  6. Botanical extract

  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing light emollient
  8. 8 Cetearyl Nonanoate

    Supporting ingredient

  9. Botanical extract

  10. 10 Citrus Sinensis Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  11. 11 Citrus Limon Peel Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  12. Botanical extract

  13. Plant oil, an emollient

  14. Botanical extract

  15. 15 Coco-Caprylate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  17. 17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 β†’ dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  19. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Isopropyl Myristate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 β†’ dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Isopropyl Palmitate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 β†’ dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. 22 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. 23 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. Botanical extract

  25. 25 Magnesium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  26. 26 Mentha Piperita Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  27. Botanical extract

  28. 28 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  29. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  30. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  31. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  32. 32 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  33. 33 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  34. 34 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

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